אֶחָד
Transliteration
'eḥāḏ
Pronunciation
ekh-awd'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
A numeral from אָחַד (H258)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 61

Strong’s Definitions

אֶחָד ʼechâd, ekh-awd'; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

KJV Translation Count — Total: 952x

The KJV translates Strong's H259 in the following manner: one (687x), first (36x), another (35x), other (30x), any (18x), once (13x), eleven (with H6240) (13x), every (10x), certain (9x), an (7x), some (7x), miscellaneous (87x).

  1. one (number)

    1. one (number)

    2. each, every

    3. a certain

    4. an (indefinite article)

    5. only, once, once for all

    6. one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

    7. first

    8. eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶחָד ʼechâd, ekh-awd'; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
STRONGS H259: Abbreviations
אֶחָד 962 adjective number one (Phoenician אחד, Sabean id., compare DHMZMG 1876, 707, Arabic أَحَدً, Ethiopic አሐዱ፡ Aramaic חַד, dfo; on Assyrian edu, aḫadu, compare DlW No. 139) — absoluteא׳ Genesis 1:5 —אַחַ֫ד Genesis 21:15 +; so even before preposition 1 Samuel 9:3 and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absolute אַחַ֫ת Genesis 2:21 +; אֶחָ֑ת † Genesis 11:1 +; construct אַחַ֫ת Deuteronomy 13:13 +; plural masculine אֲחָדִים Genesis 11:1 + 4:t.; חַד Ezekiel 33:30 strike out Co compare ; —
1. one Genesis 1:9; Genesis 27:38, 45; Exodus 12:49; Joshua 23:10; 1 Samuel 1:24; 2 Samuel 12:3 +, Zechariah 14:9; Malachi 2:10; Job 31:15 +, so also (emphatic) 2 Samuel 17:3 for MT אֲשֶׁר We Dr; one or two לֹא לְיוֺם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם Ezra 10:13; as substantive followed by מִן Genesis 2:21; Leviticus 4:2, 13; Isaiah 34:16 +; הָא׳ Genesis 19:9; Genesis 42:13, 32; 2 Kings 6:3, 5 +; one and the same Genesis 40:5; Job 31:15; plural דְּבָרִים אֲחָדִים Genesis 11:1 compare Ezekiel 37:17 (absolute), but see Co;＝few, a few יָמִים א׳ ‴ Genesis 27:44; Genesis 29:20; Daniel 11:20; כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד as one man, together Judges 20:8; 1 Samuel 11:7; also כְּאֶחָד late＝Aramaic כַּחֲדָא † Ezra 2:64 (= Nehemiah 7:66) Ezra 3:9; Ezra 6:20; Ecclesiastes 11:6; see especially Isaiah 65:25 (|| earlier יַחְדֶּו Isaiah 11:6, 7).
2.＝each, every Exodus 36:30; Numbers 7:3, 85; Numbers 28:21; 1 Kings 4:7; 2 Kings 15:20 +; also repeated, distributive sense Numbers 7:11; Numbers 13:2; Numbers 17:21; Joshua 3:12; Joshua 4:2, 4.
3.＝a certain 1 Samuel 1:1; 2 Samuel 18:10; 2 Kings 4:1; Esther 3:8 — 2 Samuel 17:9 see Dr 1 Samuel 1:1; hence
4.＝indefinite article 1 Samuel 6:7; 1 Samuel 24:15; 1 Samuel 26:20 (but strike out We Dr) 1 Kings 19:4, 5 +.
5. only 1 Kings 4:19; & (feminine) once 2 Kings 6:10; Psalm 62:12; Psalm 89:36 (once for all); אַחַת לְשָׁלוֺשׁ שָׁנִים 2 Chronicles 9:21, בַּשָּׁנָה א׳ Leviticus 16:34 compare Job 40:5, אֶחָ֑ת אֶחָ֑ת Joshua 6:3, 11 compare Joshua 6:14, בְּאַחַת Numbers 10:4; Job 33:14; at once בְּאֶחָ֑ת Proverbs 28:18 compare וְאִנָּקְמֶה נְקַם־אַחַת Judges 16:28. **Num 10:4 בְּאַחַת is rather 'in one (of the trumpets)'; Job 33:14 it＝in one way; Proverbs 28:18 read probably with Lag Dy Bi בַּשָּׁ֑חַת; Judges 16:28 is rather 'vengeance for one of my two eyes' (see GFM). Jeremiah 10:8 בְּאַחַת probably＝in one, altogether. אחד.
6. one... another, the one... the other א׳⬩⬩⬩א׳ Exodus 17:12; Exodus 18:3, 4; Amos 4:7; 2 Samuel 12:1; Jeremiah 24:2; 2 Chronicles 3:17; Nehemiah 4:11 +; 2 Samuel 14:6 read הָאֶחָד אֶת־אָחִיו for האחד את־האחד We Dr; one after another, one by one, לְאַחַד אֶחָד Isaiah 27:12 compare Ecclesiastes 7:27.
7. as ordinal, first (mostly P & late) Genesis 1:5 (P) Genesis 2:11 (J) Exodus 39:10 (P); absolute Job 42:14, Ezekiel 10:14 especially of first day of month Exodus 40:2 (P) Ezra 3:6; Ezra 10:16, 17; Nehemiah 8:2; Haggai 1:1; first year, שְׁנַת אַחַת 2 Chronicles 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Daniel 1:21; Daniel 9:1, 2; Daniel 11:1 compare first (day, יוֺם omitted) Genesis 8:5, 13 בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ; so Exodus 40:17; Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 1:18; Numbers 29:1; Numbers 33:38 (all P) Deuteronomy 1:3; 2 Chronicles 29:17; Ezra 7:9 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 26:1; Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Ezekiel 45:18.
8. in combination,
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר eleven (compare עָשָׂר, עַשְׁתֵּי) Genesis 32:23; Genesis 37:9 (JE) Deuteronomy 1:2; so אַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה Joshua 15:51 (P) 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:18; 2 Chronicles 36:5, 11; Jeremiah 52:1 (precedes noun, except Joshua 15:51; as ordinal, eleventh אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezekiel 30:20; Ezekiel 31:1 compare 1 Kings 6:38; 2 Kings 9:29;
b. with other numerals, as cardinal אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת Numbers 1:41; compare Numbers 2:16, 28; Numbers 31:34, 39 (all P; א׳ precedes other numeral); but אַרְבָּיִם וְאַחַת שָׁנָה (א׳ following) 1 Kings 14:21; 1 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 14:23; 2 Chronicles 12:13 compare 2 Kings 22:1 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Kings 24:18＝Jeremiah 52:1 2 Chronicles 36:11; Joshua 12:24 (D) Isaiah 30:17; Ezra 2:26＝Nehemiah 7:30 compare Nehemiah 7:37; Daniel 10:13; as ordinal בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Genesis 8:13 (P) Exodus 12:18 (P), 1 Chronicles 24:17; 1 Chronicles 25:28; 2 Chronicles 16:13 (א׳ preceding); but 1 Kings 16:23; Haggai 2:1 (א׳ following).
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References

Genesis

Genesis 1:5; Genesis 1:5; Genesis 1:9; Genesis 2:11; Genesis 2:21; Genesis 2:21; Genesis 8:5; Genesis 8:13; Genesis 8:13; Genesis 11:1; Genesis 11:1; Genesis 11:1; Genesis 19:9; Genesis 21:15; Genesis 27:38; Genesis 27:44; Genesis 27:45; Genesis 29:20; Genesis 32:23; Genesis 37:9; Genesis 40:5; Genesis 42:13; Genesis 42:32

Exodus

Exodus 12:18; Exodus 12:49; Exodus 17:12; Exodus 18:3; Exodus 18:4; Exodus 36:30; Exodus 39:10; Exodus 40:2; Exodus 40:17

Leviticus

Leviticus 4:2; Leviticus 4:13; Leviticus 16:34; Leviticus 23:24

Numbers

Numbers 1:18; Numbers 1:41; Numbers 2:16; Numbers 2:28; Numbers 7:3; Numbers 7:11; Numbers 7:85; Numbers 10:4; Numbers 10:4; Numbers 13:2; Numbers 28:21; Numbers 29:1; Numbers 31:34; Numbers 31:39; Numbers 33:38

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:2; Deuteronomy 1:3; Deuteronomy 13:13

Joshua

Joshua 3:12; Joshua 4:2; Joshua 4:4; Joshua 6:3; Joshua 6:11; Joshua 6:14; Joshua 12:24; Joshua 15:51; Joshua 15:51; Joshua 23:10

Judges

Judges 16:28; Judges 16:28; Judges 20:8

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:24; 1 Samuel 6:7; 1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 11:7; 1 Samuel 24:15; 1 Samuel 26:20

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:3; 2 Samuel 14:6; 2 Samuel 17:3; 2 Samuel 17:9; 2 Samuel 18:10

1 Kings

1 Kings 4:7; 1 Kings 4:19; 1 Kings 6:38; 1 Kings 14:21; 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 16:23; 1 Kings 19:4; 1 Kings 19:5

2 Kings

2 Kings 4:1; 2 Kings 6:3; 2 Kings 6:5; 2 Kings 6:10; 2 Kings 9:29; 2 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:18; 2 Kings 24:18

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 24:17; 1 Chronicles 25:28

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:17; 2 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 12:13; 2 Chronicles 16:13; 2 Chronicles 29:17; 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 36:5; 2 Chronicles 36:11; 2 Chronicles 36:11; 2 Chronicles 36:22

Ezra

Ezra 1:1; Ezra 2:26; Ezra 2:64; Ezra 3:6; Ezra 3:9; Ezra 6:20; Ezra 7:9; Ezra 10:13; Ezra 10:16; Ezra 10:17

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:11; Nehemiah 7:30; Nehemiah 7:37; Nehemiah 7:66; Nehemiah 8:2

Esther

Esther 3:8

Job

Job 31:15; Job 31:15; Job 33:14; Job 33:14; Job 40:5; Job 42:14

Psalms

Psalms 62:12; Psalms 89:36

Proverbs

Proverbs 28:18; Proverbs 28:18

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:27; Ecclesiastes 11:6

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 27:12; Isaiah 30:17; Isaiah 34:16; Isaiah 65:25

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:8; Jeremiah 24:2; Jeremiah 52:1; Jeremiah 52:1

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 10:14; Ezekiel 26:1; Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 30:20; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1; Ezekiel 33:30; Ezekiel 37:17; Ezekiel 45:18

Daniel

Daniel 1:21; Daniel 9:1; Daniel 9:2; Daniel 10:13; Daniel 11:1; Daniel 11:20

Amos

Amos 4:7

Haggai

Haggai 1:1; Haggai 2:1

Zechariah

Zechariah 14:9

Malachi

Malachi 2:10